Pearl Forum Tricks

EspieNiguhnda · #1 (**permalink**) 06-21-2007, 12:22 AM

Anyone have any advice on making a pearl forum kit sound half good?

shazaam · #2 (**permalink**) 06-21-2007, 12:57 AM

new heads

I like remo... remo ebonies myself though. Then evan ummm g2's I thought were a good head.

mouse · #3 (**permalink**) 06-21-2007, 04:22 AM

Check bearing edges are true first and then fit decent heads and tune them to your preference. Any of the big three web sites give you head selection advice. Aquarian a comparison chart, handy.

**skinslapper** · #4 (**permalink**) 06-22-2007, 08:52 PM

Here it comes again everyone!!

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Check out this website friend. It has all info you could ever need about getting your drums to sing like angels.

If you check my this link below you can hear what it did to my pearl export, which is exactly the same build as your forum.

http://www.esnips.com/doc/ad16bddb-5...a/01-Drum-Test

Good luck.

Drumsticks1 · #5 (**permalink**) 07-01-2007, 10:41 AM

I think even with the cheapest of set of drums a good set of heads can make a bit of a difference. My first set was pretty cheap with only 5ply mohogany shells and the heads that came with it were junk. The snare head was surprisingly sturdy, sounded good, etc... I bought some Remo clear pinstripes with a Powerstroke 3 coated snare head and the set sounded much better with some serious boom out of the 22" kick bass and the 16" floor tom. The Remo Powerstroke 3 I didn't care for too much. It just didn't have the 'snap', 'rat-tat' sound. I believe it's more of a studio snare sound. But now I'm waiting for my new set to come in that comes with Evans G2's. Never played Evans and I've been a Remo fan for quite sometime. We'll see what happens (or hear what happens).

Peace out!!